The plans cover the period 2016 to 2021 and set out how each area is intending to reform health and social care services to meet future demands and overcome a funding shortfall of £22bn across the NHS in England over the corresponding period. The RCN is concerned that without extra funding to ensure there is sufficient provision to realise 'the right care in the right place at the right time' aspiration of the plans, there is a risk they will not deliver their intended outcomes for patients and service users.

Vanguard sites

Multispecialty community providers - moving specialist care out of hospitals into the community